Microsoft Windows 10: Accounts: Rename administrator account

Published: 2018-05-04 12:00:00

CVSS Base Vector:AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N

Report Confidence:97

Summary:The Accounts: Rename administrator account
policy setting determines whether a different account name is associated with
the security identifier (SID) for the administrator account.
Because the administrator account exists on all Windows 10 for desktop editions
(Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education), renaming the account makes it slightly
more difficult for attackers to guess this user name and password combination.
Rename the Administrator account by specifying a value for the Accounts: Rename
administrator account policy setting.

Severity

Detection Plugin

CVSS Score

0.0

Published

2018-05-04

Modified

2018-07-27

Category

Policy

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